Democracy’s defenders won round one, but Donald Trump has done plenty of damage to Americans’ faith in voting at home.

The John Roberts Court, in my opinion, is the worst Supreme Court since the Roger Taney Court, which gave us the Dred Scott decision. Rulings that ended abortion rights, unleashed corporate spending ...

Sign up for the Washington Monthly newsletter to get our stories in your inbox. Opt out any time. Many Democrats are hot to remake the Supreme Court. But it’s the lifetime judicial appointment that ...

Our constitutional system is being torn asunder. Enter the shadow court, an intriguing idea from Julie C. Suk.

One in five voters who supported Donald Trump in 2024 now regrets their vote. Inflation and war are their biggest complaints.

Could the Clerk of the House lead a midterm coup? Garrett Epps looks to 1863 and 1865 for warnings about our current crisis.

In the 48 hours before 9/11, the Bush administration was insisting we spend enough on counterterrorism and not enough on missile defense.

Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and ...